Robin Swann MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for South Antrim is Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Robin Swann as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 12 January 2026 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Cancers Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9324865b2578.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Robin Swann, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Latest registration 13 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Randox Laboratories Ltd - £900.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Hospitality for two, including a meal and entertainment, at the Randox September Ball
- Value of the benefit: £900.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-12
- Name of the donor: Randox Laboratories Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Randox Laboratories Ltd
Honorary Associate of the British Veterinary Association.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-09-25
- The type of interest: Other
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch).
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-07-03
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Robin Swann's office spent £130,098 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £26,639 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £130,098.24 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,639.44 |
| Accommodation: spent | £21,313.32 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,872.81 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £384.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: South Antrim CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (fixed term full time), Senior Casework Team Leader/Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Robin Swann is recorded voting in 452 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 44 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 13 October 2026, was a No on "Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Robin Swann has tabled 217 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Treasury; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Northern Ireland Office; Scotland Office; and others.
Hospitality Industry: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland hospitality sector on the development of a pilot for the reduction of VAT on hospitality.
Cattle and Sheep: Euthanasia
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many i) cattle and ii) sheep have been euthanased by shooting, by their department in each of the last 3 years for welfare concerns.
UK East-West Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the next meeting of the East-West Council established under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper is due to take place.
UK East-West Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the last meeting of the East-West Council established under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper was; and who attended.
Knives: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on making the wearing of a sgian dubh illegal.
Ministry of Defence: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hon. Members received direct payment from his Department in each of the last 10 years by year and service provided.
Fires: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing from open flame standards to smoulder only test on the number of (a) deaths caused by fire and (b) home fires per year.
Cattle: Pest Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to WPQ7894, answered 11 June 2026, when was the last reported case of Cochliomyia hominivorax, in the UK.
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Open Book exercise on the Northern Ireland Executive budget.
Cattle: Pest Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Environment, Agricultural and Rural Affairs Minister on steps to prevent screw worm infection of cattle herd.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ca35c0ffc1fb. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Robin Swann.
2024 general election
Robin Swann won South Antrim at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,311 votes (38.0%), a majority of 7,512 over Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party). Result as published: UUP gain from DUP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · South Antrim figures
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